Call me curious, who was the seller? That looks like a bad bad pull of an original carving from Rapa Nui that a friend has...
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I don't know who the seller was as it was purchased at a neighborhood yard sale. He told me he purchased the moai ten years ago at an estate sale along with the PNG war clubs.
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Call me curious, who was the seller? That looks like a bad bad pull of an original carving from Rapa Nui that a friend has...
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I don't know who the seller was as it was purchased at a neighborhood yard sale. He told me he purchased the moai ten years ago at an estate sale along with the PNG war clubs.

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Ohhhhh, I missed the part about the garage sales, thought it was the internets. That's what I get for reading TC on my phone on the way to work. That's awesome that you found all those pieces at yard/garage sales! I have a similar ax, and love the piece. Congrats on the finds.

TikiVato, nice find on the Moai. The carving on the back represents the Birdman Cult. This was the dominate religion on the island just prior to the European "discovery" of the island in 1722. Here is the back of an original for comparison. Nice piece.

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The sun is up (at least here) and the yard sales are slowing coming back, I got a nice Popular Mechanics tiki in an oily garage.

Later this one was guarding a backyard guest house and after 2pm they were ready to deal and got him for an affordable $40. He's carved from a coconut tree with one of those poi eating grin and has a nice mossy sheen.